Blackhistory

Has Martin Luther King's dream been realized?

With the fervor over unemployment dominating the national conscious today, many feel race has not been given the attention it perhaps...

New monument on the National Mall is a fitting tribute to the man whose words awoke the conscience of a nation.

We asked prominent African-Americans to recommend a book, musical composition, movie, play, painting or other work...

This has certainly been an era of firsts. But we can't tell you what they all are. That's the point of this Black...

As we celebrate Black History Month, here's a tribute to the African-American men and women who served with pride and...

"I took 'Star Trek' because I thought it might be a nice adjunct to my resume and I'd get to Broadway faster," said...

Coined during the civil rights and black power movements of the 1960s and early 1970s, the term "soul food" was born out...

Johnathan Lee Iverson, ringmaster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, is the first African-American and...

Stylishly dressed couples stare back from a sepia-toned photograph on the cover of "High on the Hog: A Culinary...